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IYC COVID POLICY
​Full Covid-19 vaccination is required for all souls participating in any in-person club event, indoors and outdoors. Contact us if you have questions.

For proof of vaccination at event registration, please bring your Digital COVID-19 Vaccine Record on your phone. You can download a digital record here.
 
Currently, per Alameda County guidelines, masks should be worn at all times when inside a public business, this includes marinas. Updated information on Alameda County’s mandate can be found here:  ​https://covid-19.acgov.org/face-masks

Catch up on our 2020 storytelling nights

Women's Storytelling Night #1 
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Theme: "Mother Nature"
Featuring storytellers: Linda Newland, Behan Gifford, Julie Lucchesi, Kira Maixner, Yosh Han

​Women's Storytelling Night #2
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Theme: "The Lighter Side"
Featuring storytellers: Lauren Knoebel, Zara Haimo, Joanne Bonds, Lindsay Dreilbas, Heidi Benson Stagg

Meet our Founder: Linda Newland

Linda Newland joins the IYC Women's Sailing Seminar as a founder, speaker, committee member and storyteller.

Linda shared her experience skippering from Hawai'i to San Francisco - including false starts, battles against big seas and a budding friendship between two very adventurous female sailors.
Listen: Women's Sailing Seminar founder Linda Newland on the 'Out the Gate' podcast with Benjamin Shaw, sharing her stories from decades of sailing, adventure and being the fastest woman across the Pacific single-handed. Listen now.

WSS 2020 Highlights


​Women’s Sailing Seminar 2020 featured 3 days of online classes and other interactive events tailored to suit every level of sailing experience. We featured volunteer women expert sailing instructors, including: Nathalie Criou - renowned “Race to Alaska” skipper at Nathalie Criou Racing, and Behan Gifford - sailing celebrity, coach and author at Sailing Totem.
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Thanks to our 2020 sponsors...

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